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I know I said I had this really good post about religion that I lost and will get around to typing up again, but here is just a beginning as to why Christianity is a joke to me - this pretty much sealed the deal. I was on my way to work this morning and this car ahead of me had this bumper sticker: "Warning: In case of rapture, this car will be unmanned"
How fucking ridiculous and presumptuous can you be as to assume you would automatically get into Heaven or whatever may come after this life, if anything comes at all? What kind of example does that set and how can you honestly believe something like that would impress people or make them want to know more about you/your church/religion, etc. This kind of goes back to my rant about the customers who come in from churches with their tax exempt cards and are total assholes, or the priest who is a douchbag and thinks he is entitled to special treatment - this behavior does not make me want to embrace my Christian upbringing any further. In fact, it makes me want to run in the other direction because I think if you truly believe in God or a god/goddess/whatever, then you know damn well that you may do whatever you can to prove yourself worthy, ultimately that decision is up to Him or Her so instead of acting so holier-than-thou, try being a little more humble.
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I considering skipping commenting on this post, but I just feel too strongly about this topic to pass.
Christianity teaches that we are saved by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Yes, there are rules that we should strive to abide by in our life here on earth, but ultimately our salvation comes by the grace of God through His Son. That - and only that - is how we are saved.
Really, I see this post as just a propagation of the "holier-than-thou" attitude you're attempting to berate. We are all sinners. Those Christians who believe themselves to be above others are going to be judged right along with rest of us. So what's the point of getting upset about it? Aren't you really trying to put yourself above them by judging them?
Maybe I'm just being silly, but I find myself quite offended by this blatant attack on my faith. Just because you run into a Christian from time to time who puts on the old "holier-than-thou" act does not mean that all of Christianity is a joke.
I'm not putting myself above anyone and I knew that this probably would offend some people and for that I am sorry. However, this is something I also feel strongly about, especially in my own church when I stil attended. For a long time I have felt that far too many - though not all of course - people believe they are better than others because of their religion and I think that is ridiculous because no one is better than anyone else in terms of religion. For all we know, they ALL could be wrong, or maybe they all are right. My point was, people like the one driving this car don't do justice to their faith - and those like you who are not pushy and egotistical and ridiculous - and that's what is so off-putting about Christianity to me.
Yo...those bumper stickers are pretty much a product of the "Left Behind" series of books about the end of the world.
You may remember Kirk Cameron...he stars in the movie adaptations of those books.
In that series, the plot essentially involves people popping out of earthly existence (and into heaven...naked...since all that is left of them is their clothing) while the bastard children run around scared wondering why they have been left below.
I'm not really sure what purpose these movies are really supposed to serve, but they exist and apparently work for some people.
Some people use things like reason and deep contemplative meditation to guide things like belief or whatever...while others make choices out of fear for reprisal.
Everyone sees the world differently...we're all....snowflakes.
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